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Thursday, December 29, 2016

A Bowie house sustained significant damage after a fire started
in an upstairs bedroom.Just before 11:00 am, Thursday, December 29,
firefighters responded to several 911 calls reporting a house fire in the 6400 block
of Grendlel Place and arrived to find a 3-story single family home with fire
showing from the second floor and attic. Home occupants were able to escape safely prior to the fire departments arrival thanks to after a working smoke alarm sounded a warning.

It required about 15 minutes to extinguish the bulk of the
fire.Fire Investigators believe the
fire started in a top floor bedroom and the cause is undetermined.Fire loss is estimated at $250,000.No civilian or firefighter injuries were
reported.

An adult female and teen-aged son are displaced and receiving
assistance from the American Red Cross.

Friday, December 23, 2016

An adult female suffered sudden cardiac arrest while playing
Bingo in Accokeek on Thursday evening, December 22.Fortunately this event occurred at the Accokeek Volunteer Fire
Department where Firefighter/EMTs were readily available and immediately
provided life-saving intervention.

The adult female was one of about 100 patrons at the
Accokeek Bingo at around 9:15 pm when she suddenly collapsed.She was found to be not breathing with no
pulse.Accokeek Volunteer members
working the Bingo were the first to intervene while the combined volunteer and
career staffing at the station were quick to respond and continue life-saving
efforts including cardio
pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to
administer a shock in an attempt to stimulate her heart.

Paramedics
from the Fort Washington Fire/EMS Station responded to the call and arrived to
find CPR still being administered.Firefighters
and medics loaded the patient into a transport unit and departed to the nearest
hospital while providing advanced life support and pre-hospital care to the
patient.Prior to arriving at the
hospital the female patient regained spontaneous circulation as well as
becoming alert and orientated.

As
of Friday morning, the patient remains in the hospital ICU in relatively good
condition. “This
save is indicative of the team work, dedication and commitment of all our EMS
providers working to save a life,” said Brian J. Frankel, Assistant Fire Chief
and Commander of EMS Services for the Prince George's County Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department.“Early access AED and CPR really does save
lives!”

The
Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department
currently offers a phone app that alerts CPR trained citizens that are in close
proximity to a cardiac arrest call.The
phone app also provides the location of the nearest AED.Everyone is encouraged to learn CPR and how
to use an AED in addition to downloading the Pulse Point app on your
phone.Learn CPR and help save a life!

A medic that worked to save the lives of 2 young children
suffering from stab wounds in November will host them and their mother for
Christmas.Prince George’s County Medic
Lieutenant Pamela J. Graham became friends with the family immediately
following their ordeal that occurred on Dennis Court in District Heights.The brothers, ages 2 and 3, and their mother
will join Graham at her home on Christmas morning in hopes of bringing joy and
peace to the family.

Firefighter/Medics and Law Enforcement officials that worked
the scene have been invited to join in the festive event.Other members of the Department have been
invited as well.Santa is anticipated to
arrive on a fire engine bringing toys donated from individuals and the County
Public Safety Toys for Tots Program.

Media is invited to attend the event, however, the family
will not entertain questions concerning the actual incident.Videos and images of the family may be obtained,
however, first names only will be provided.To maintain privacy and security of the family only credentialed media
calling from caller ID verified assignment desk phones or Email addresses will be provided the
home address of Medic Lt. Graham.

An Accokeek commercial farming structure sustained
significant fire damage on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.Just before 12:30 pm firefighters from Prince
George’s and Charles County were alerted to a garage fire in the 16500 block of
Old Marshall Hall Road and arrived to find several buildings and sheds heavily
involved with fire.The business
produces eggs and as such had numerous chickens and a couple turkeys that were
in the danger of the fire.An alert
employee cut holes in the fence to allow the chickens and turkeys to
escape.A couple of chickens were said
to have perished in the fire.

This is a non-hydrant area and several hundred feet of hose
were laid and charged to bring water to the scene.No civilian or firefighter injuries were
reported.

Fire Investigators determined the area of origin to be in
the ceiling area of one of the buildings.The cause of the fire is undetermined.Fire loss is estimated at $50,000.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

A fire in a Greenbelt apartment building was quickly
extinguished early this morning.At around 12:45 am, Wednesday, December 21,
Prince George’s County Firefighters responded to a 911 report of an apartment
fire at 7800 Hanover Parkway in Greenbelt.Firefighters arrived to encounter fire coming from the second floor of
the 3-story garden style apartment building.The fire was rapidly extending to the third floor and attic area so a 2nd
Alarm was sounded bringing additional staffing and resources to the scene.

The initial arriving firefighters commenced with an interior
attack on the fire and simultaneous search for any occupants still inside.The fire was quickly extinguished and all
occupants were able to safely evacuate the building after being alerted by
working smoke alarms.

The cause of the fire is undetermined and fire loss is
estimated at $75,000.Two apartments
sustained significant fire damage, however, the entire building is uninhabitable
and all occupants will be displaced.18 adults, 13 children, 7
dogs, 4 cats, 1 large snake were displaced and the American Red Cross provided
assistance.

With
the fast work by first arriving firefighters in extinguishing the fire the 2nd
Alarm resources were never fully utilized.No
civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.

LODD April 15, 2016

Fire Fighter/Medic Lieutenant John "Skillet" Ulmschneider

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